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READY, FIRE, AIM: Ken Buck Used to Be My Hero

READY, FIRE, AIM: Ken Buck Used to Be My Hero

Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Louis Cannon

I can see how a smart, sincere guy like Rep. Buck could become disenchanted with Washington…

Posted in Humor/Fiction

Updated Colorado ‘Universal Preschool’ Rules Suggest Smaller Class Sizes

Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Post Contributor

Colorado officials want to cap preschool class sizes in the state’s new universal preschool program at 20 students next year…

Posted in Education/Health

VA Sees Major Uptick in Veterans’ Care Following Passage of Toxic Exposure Law

Posted on November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 by Post Contributor

Under the new law, the VA has screened nearly 4.6 million veterans for lasting effects of toxic exposure during their deployments…

Posted in Education/Health

EDITORIAL: Colorado Legislature Poised to Tax Vacation Rentals as ‘Commercial’? Part One

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Bill Hudson

This would give county assessors less than two years to identify which vacation rentals are “commercial uses” and set up a system for tracking…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

ESSAY: ‘Caveat lector’… Let the Reader Beware, Part One

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Kim Elzinga

Apparently, the article I wrote a few weeks ago about a proposed private heliport/helipad project hit a nerve… and it wasn’t the funny bone…

Posted in Essays/Poetry

OPINION: Open Letter Regarding the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

“…progress to attain sustainability and resiliency in the Colored River Basin can only be achieved when the seven states yield to the rights of nature…”

Posted in News/Politics
Humane Society Celebration Planned for Saturday, Nov. 11

Humane Society Celebration Planned for Saturday, Nov. 11

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

This event will be a casual, come-and-go appreciation event where attendees can drop by to say hello…

Posted in Community
Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides

Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

Gun rights advocates are coming around to the idea of voluntary safe storage…

Posted in Education/Health

Apply Now for a Job with San Juan National Forest

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

Apply now for our temporary jobs and shape your future career in the outdoors…

Posted in Environment/Recreation

State and Local Election Workers Quitting Amid Abuse

Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 by Post Contributor

Congress must “continue the federal funding and to make clear this is a bipartisan, nonpartisan piece of the work that we do…”

Posted in News/Politics
Wolf Creek Ski Area to Open Two Trails on Nov. 11

Wolf Creek Ski Area to Open Two Trails on Nov. 11

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Post Contributor

Ten inches of snow fell October 28 and 29, establishing an all-natural settled base of 6 inches…

Posted in News/Politics
EDITORIAL:  Tourism, at the Edge of the World, Part Five

EDITORIAL: Tourism, at the Edge of the World, Part Five

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Bill Hudson

Also during 2022, the Town received about $937,000 from its own separate 4.9% Lodging Tax, submitted by the lodgers located within the town limits…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
Improv Comedy Class Coming to Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts

Improv Comedy Class Coming to Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Laura Moore

Class-size is limited to ensure all participants get plenty of experience and feedback…

Posted in Arts/Entertainment

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Dear Abby, Dear Abby

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Gary Beatty

But what does the writer expect “Abby” to say? All she (he?) can advise is to seek professional help…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

How You Can Help, on Veterans Day

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Post Contributor

Why is this important? Pentagon data has shown a rise in military suicides in the past decade…

Posted in Education/Health

OPINION: Anti-Semitism on Colorado College Campuses

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by Post Contributor

We mourn the loss of all innocent people in this war…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

Colorado Voting Reminders

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Post Contributor

“Election Day is just around the corner, and there is still time for eligible Coloradans to register to vote and cast a ballot…”

Posted in News/Politics

EDITORIAL: Tourism, at the Edge of the World, Part Four

Posted on November 2, 2023February 7, 2024 by Bill Hudson

There might be a happy ending to the continued growth of Pagosa tourism, for a select group of people…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A Youth Perspective on Colorado Gender Identity Legislation

Posted on November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 by Post Contributor

“There’s a lot of research that shows that social support is the most impactful thing to reducing suicide rates….”

Posted in News/Politics
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